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Now that we’ve hit June, it’s time to think about a good gift for Dad or Grandpa. If your loved one lives far away, it can limit ideas – but you can share the love and memories with this fantastic Father’s Day Gift that’s Perfect for Long Distance!

We put ours together for my Dad, the kids’ Papa (grandpa). He lives states away, so we don’t get to see each other very often – the kids especially miss him. I thought the perfect gift for his Father’s Day would be a special memory book – but not just ANY photo book, a SET of twins! We got matching 8×8 Softcover photo books from Snapfish – one for Papa in Utah, and one for the kids here in Texas.

It was so fun going through all the past photos of him with the kids – he’s really been there through it all, and has not only been a huge support to me but also a great role model and friend to his grand-kids. I’ll admit, I got a few tears as I went through some from when they were little babies, remember how much he cared and helped and played with them. Him holding my little Iron Man on a swing, snuggling Thor at Disneyland, watching movies with Hulk, and making faces to Black Widow so she’ll smile for the camera.

The fun of getting these matching books is that they can actually look at them TOGETHER – just from a distance 🙂 Papa can go through the pages at the same time the kids do, and Skype or phone call to talk about the amazing memories and good times they have together. I had each of the kids sign at the back inside of Papa’s book, too, making it extra special!

You could even do this idea with SEVERAL of the different products offered at Snapfish – all with fun layouts, tons of embellishments and creative texts. I just chose the photo books because 1. they’re more durable for the kids 2. I could include plenty of photos and 3. photo books are great for telling stories/memories. My dad’s been SUCH a great influence in my kids’ (and my) life, it’s only fitting that he has a way to look back at the wonderful moments they’ve had together!a Rafflecopter giveaway

Which of the fabulous products at Snapfish would the Father-figure in YOUR life like the best?

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Let your Dad know he’s the ‘Best Dad in the Galaxy’ with this super fun Father’s Day Star Wars Bottle Gift Printable Set! Dark side or light? You don’t have to choose, just do one of each! This is the perfect Star Wars gift for dad, and it’s really easy to put together.

You can also mix and match the bottle wraps – cool backgrounds, just characters or with some text. We just made a few changes to our Graduate Star Wars Bottle Set so it was focused on the Dad in your life, and we know he’ll love it!

Guys, I’m super excited to share today’s Father’s Day craft with you – The Dad Card. You know how people say ‘man card’ or they’re going to ‘pull the parent card’? This means they get to trump a decision, or get the final say. Give Dad his very own ‘Dad Card’ so he gets priority for decisions on his special day! The best part – you can make it really quick and easily using on-hand supplies!

Fun, right? I’m eager to see what things hubby pulls HIS Dad Card for 🙂 Now, for mine I used whatever supplies and scraps I had on-hand, and you can do the same. Just make little tweaks as you need if you have different random supplies. No need to spend lots of money!

Supplies

Popsicle Sticks

Markers/Paint

Scrap paper/cardboard (for the inside part)

Marker/stickers for text

Hot glue/gun

Handle (I used a cheap sponge brush)

Directions

Use your markers/paint to color the popsicle sticks as desired. Use your hot glue gun to secure them into a frame – overlapping as I did, if you want.

Glue your scrap cardstock/paper/etc. (I used an old paint color card) behind the frame so you have the centerpiece. Attach your handle (or cheap brush, whatever) and then add your text by writing it or using stickers. That’s it!

It’s easy for the kids to help – coloring the sticks, choosing the sticker/text, even helping with the gluing (with high supervision). Great affordable and EASY Father’s day gift from the kiddos!

So many great ideas – whip up your favorites, and don’t forget to give him his own DAD CARD!

Another day of fantastic and EASY Father’s Day crafts with this month’s Craft Lightning! I love how our Button Art Dad Gift turned out – so simple, yet a lot of fun for the kids. Plus a good excuse to use a lot of my random buttons I tend to stock up on! Choose your own colors and styles for this Father’s Day Button Art and get crafting!

Just like yesterday’s Fingerprint Dad Gift, you don’t need a ton of supplies. After all, the whole point to Craft Lightning is simple crafts in 15 minutes or less (minus drying time).

Supplies

Canvas of choice

Buttons

Hot glue/gun

Toothpick

Pencil

Directions

Outline your DAD letters (and we put a tie at the end, so all 4 kids had their own) with the pencil.

Select your buttons. Doing the edges first, and a section at a time, use the hot glue gun on the canvas. Use the toothpick to press each button down onto the hot glue, working in sections until the whole letter (or shape) is filled.

Allow to dry, then hang or display!

I love the texture of the all the fun buttons, don’t you? It just adds some fun dimension to this Dad Gift.

Who’s ready for another week of Craft Lightning? I sure am – and this month I get to co-host, meaning I’ll share a fantastic and easy Father’s Day gift idea every day this week. Woot woot! I love these easy gift ideas, and there’s so many fun ones that kid’s can help make. Today’s project is a really neat Fingerprint Dad Gift that takes only a few minutes of active crafting, then just letting it dry!

This isn’t only a simple craft for Father’s Day, but definitely budget friendly! It just takes a few supplies to whip up. I was able to find everything I needed on-hand, which was really convenient.

Supplies

Plate, mug or other surface for the main gift

Paint

DAD sticker

Directions

Make sure the plate (or other) surface is clean and dry. Place the sticker where you want it.

Using the paint, have your kids make fingerprints all over, covering the stickers entirely. Since we didn’t want the paint to smudge and mix, we did one color, let it dry, then another. Each kid wanted their own color, so Dad will be able to tell who’s fingerprints are whose!

Once mostly dry, carefully remove the DAD sticker. It’s now neatly outlined for a special decoration (or usable item, like a mug!)

We put ours on a cute little easel we had, and it’s displayed on our mantel right now. Yes, we gave it to him early – the kids were so excited that they couldn’t resist telling him, so figure it didn’t matter 🙂

It’s been awhile since I’ve shared some of our ‘geek-ness’ with you, so I don’t feel the least beat ashamed of sharing with you a new superhero-themed post. As you may have guessed, it’s also in preparations for the big Father’s Day coming up (already? yikes!). I give you…drumroll please……Superhero Dad Gift Free Printables!

Okay, okay, I know we DID give him a Superhero Dad Gift last year….remember the Superhero Soda Gift? It was AWESOME, and he LOVED it! So yes, it’s yet another superhero thing….but that’s how our family rolls 😉

But wait…I’m not just giving you ONE free printable Superhero sign you can give ol’ daddy-o this year. I’m giving you THREE options to choose from! Or don’t choose, take them all, that’s what we did!

They’re awesome, I know….and I think I’m safe to bet that he’ll put them straight into his office (when the boys are out of it and back in their room, as we’re currently doing heavy construction in their bedroom…but more on that later). These will look rockin’ on his wall!

So first, we have this one, that’s too cute and stylish for words!

Then these two break down just how totally SUPER your dad really is….and you have a Marvel Universe theme, and a DC Universe theme! In case you don’t know the difference (don’t worry, I didn’t until hubby made a total geek out of me)……

Here is the DC Universe theme…which is basically Justice League heroes.

And here is the Marvel Universe themed printable…..so Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, as the big ones.

See, they’re just perfect for the Superhero in your life! Print them out, frame them up if you’d like, and enjoy the grin on his perfectly-geeky wonderful face!